{"id":182094,"date":"2025-08-26T10:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T05:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=182094"},"modified":"2025-08-26T10:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T05:06:16","slug":"delhi-police-detain-two-journalists-during-protest-against-recruitment-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/08\/26\/delhi-police-detain-two-journalists-during-protest-against-recruitment-scam.html","title":{"rendered":"Delhi police detain two journalists during protest against recruitment scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-182095\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/08\/6-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi: Delhi Police detained two journalists of The Lallantop, reporter Rajat Pandey and cameraperson Rashid Ali Kazmi, while they were covering a protest at Ramleela Maidan against irregularities in Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recruitment.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the duo was stopped from filming, taken into custody with protesting students, and had their press cards, phones, and camera seized.<\/p>\n<p>Though police later called the episode a \u201cmisunderstanding,\u201d the journalists rejected the claim, saying they had repeatedly identified themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Media bodies and rights groups have condemned the incident, warning that intimidation of journalists at protests poses a serious threat to press freedom in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Delhi Police detained two journalists of The Lallantop, reporter Rajat Pandey and cameraperson Rashid Ali Kazmi, while they were covering a protest at Ramleela Maidan against irregularities in Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recruitment. 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